metamorphosis

US [ˌmetəˈmɔrfəsɪs]
UK [ˌmetəˈmɔː(r)fəsɪs]
  • n.变形；质变
  • Web变态；蜕变；变形记
Plural Form：metamorphoses  

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metamorphosis
n.
1.
变形；质变a process in which sb/sth changes completely into sth different
the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly
从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变
She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman.
她经历了从笨女生到大美人这一令人惊讶的变化。

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AllAll,变形变形,质变质变,变态变态,蜕变蜕变,变形记变形记
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1.
(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage.
（关于昆虫）经历幼虫在本质上类似成虫的不完全蜕变时期的，并且此阶段没有蛹期。
( guān yú kūn chóng ) jīng lì yòu chóng zài běn zhì shàng lèi sì chéng chóng de bù wán quán tuì biàn shí qī de , bìng qiě cǐ jiē duàn méi yǒu yǒng qī 。
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2.
Metamorphosis also projects my desire to break out of standard artistic forms, both figuratively and literally.
变形也是我希望在象征和字面上突破传统艺术形式的主题。
biàn xíng yě shì wǒ xī wàng zài xiàng zhēng hé zì miàn shàng tū pò chuán tǒng yì shù xíng shì de zhǔ tí 。
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3.
Designer idea: When a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, the change takes place in the chrysalis. This metamorphosis is fascinating.
设计构思：当毛毛虫蜕变成蝴蝶时，这种美妙的变化就发生在蛹中。
shè jì gòu sī : dāng máo máo chóng tuì biàn chéng hú dié shí , zhè zhǒng měi miào de biàn huà jiù fā shēng zài yǒng zhōng 。
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4.
It continued to grow physically, quickly become a major larvae, even in the metamorphosis to adult, it's the beginning of the gonad Zaosi.
它身体不断地增长、很快地成为大型的幼体，甚至在变态为成体之前，它的生殖腺早巳开始发育了。
tā shēn tǐ bú duàn de zēng zhǎng 、 hěn kuài de chéng wéi dà xíng de yòu tǐ , shèn zhì zài biàn tài wèi chéng tǐ zhī qián , tā de shēng zhí xiàn zǎo sì kāi shǐ fā yù le 。
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5.
Houdini's first magic act, you know, back when he was just getting started. It was called 'Metamorphosis.
你知道吗，霍迪尼刚出道的时候，他的首场演出表演的魔术就叫做‘变形术’。
nǐ zhī dào ma , huò dí ní gāng chū dào de shí hou , tā de shǒu chǎng yǎn chū biǎo yǎn de mó shù jiù jiào zuò ' biàn xíng shù ' 。
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6.
That sense of freedom was an important component of their metamorphosis into suicide bombers.
这种自由的感觉是导致他们成为自杀式炸弹袭击者的一个重要因素。
zhè zhǒng zì yóu de gǎn jué shì dǎo zhì tā men chéng wéi zì shā shì zhà dàn xí jī zhě de yī gè zhòng yào yīn sù 。
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7.
Facing oblivion, or at least mega-metamorphosis, is something that few of us are emotionally prepared to do.
面对遗忘，或至少特大变态，是这几年我们的心理准备做的事。
miàn duì yí wàng , huò zhì shǎo tè dà biàn tài , shì zhè jǐ nián wǒ men de xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi zuò de shì 。
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8.
At this point, you have reached the moment of your metamorphosis.
就在此时，你们已经到达了你们身体变化的时刻（注：进化）。
jiù zài cǐ shí , nǐ men yǐ jīng dào dá le nǐ men shēn tǐ biàn huà de shí kè ( zhù : jìn huà ) 。
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9.
To be changed or transformed by or as if by metamorphosis or metamorphism.
变质的因变质作用而导致的结构变化或成分变化。
biàn zhì de yīn biàn zhì zuò yòng ér dǎo zhì de jié gòu biàn huà huò chéng fèn biàn huà 。
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10.
The woman wearing it could experience a change of personality similar to a fuzzy green caterpillar's metamorphosis into a mature butterfly.
任何穿上那件黑色连衣裙的女士都能体验到一种类似于从毛茸茸的青绿色毛虫蜕变为成年蝴蝶的人格转变。
rèn hé chuān shàng nà jiàn hēi sè lián yī qún de nǚ shì dōu néng tǐ yàn dào yī zhǒng lèi sì yú cóng máo róng róng de qīng lǜ sè máo chóng tuì biàn wèi chéng nián hú dié de rén gé zhuǎn biàn 。
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